As a short-term rental last season by the Los Angeles Clippers, Danny Granger appreciated the importance of staying in his lane.
But that didn't mean not getting caught up in the wreckage.
"There were," Granger said, "more than a few...

There's a lot going on in the social universe this Friday: The Latin Grammy Awards, Obama's Immigration Action, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and so much more. Here's what's trending:
1. Latin Grammy Awards
The first 20 minutes of...

Observations from Thursday night's 110-93 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at AmericanAirlines Arena:
-- It's almost a college experience for the Heat: Just win your conference games (Heat still have a shot in Coastal).
-- That's why possibly having...

The margin for error left in July.
Against the Brooklyn Nets, the Miami Heat might be able to survive without Dwyane Wade. Against just about anyone in the Western Conference? Not as likely.
So after holding off the Nets on Monday night in the third...

For all that has been achieved with the three victories in the past four games, it is the intervening loss that still resonates with the Miami Heat. What the Los Angeles Clippers accomplished last Thursday was jolting.
What's scarier is that Tuesday's...

The new day-after NBA reports on referee calls in the final two minutes of close games could generate some strong reactions from the Clippers.
Oh, goody probably won't be among them.
The severely short-handed Clippers came out on the wrong end of two...

The Clippers nearly ended their four-game trip on a low.
A real big low.
Playing against the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are in last place in the Western Conference, the Clippers gave up an 18-point lead to narrowly escape with a 110-105 win on Monday....

The debate about who would step up the most in Blake Griffin's absence may have been settled by Doris Marten, of all people.
Marten is a Clippers massage therapist. She likes to place thin strips of masking tape denoting her picks for the game's most...

The Clippers didn't have to wait long for a do-over.
Only four days after suffering an excruciating loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Chris Paul and the Clippers can put the disappointment behind them Friday at FedEx Forum in the quickie rematch.
The...

Just when it seemed like the Clippers could safely venture anywhere without Blake Griffin, the Memphis Grizzlies provided a refresher on how perilous life can be without the All-Star forward.
The Clippers couldn't complete a frantic comeback against...

The Clippers won their fourth consecutive game, beating the Sacramento Kings, 126-99, on Saturday at Staples Center.
They led by as many as 37 points in their fifth consecutive game without Blake Griffin, who is sidelined after having surgery Feb. 9 to...

With Blake Griffin injured, the Los Angeles Clippers are finding out who else can contribute. Austin Rivers showed he can bring some offense, scoring a career-high 28 points in 26 minutes off the bench, helping the Clippers beat the Sacramento Kings...

The Clippers' four-game win streak was snapped by the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, 90-87.
With the Clippers down by six points, 88-82, and only one minute and 52 seconds left, J.J. Redick made a three-pointer to cut the Clippers' deficit to three, 88-85....

The sequence had a rhythm to it, even if it robbed the game of any semblance of one.
The San Antonio Spurs would place their arms on DeAndre Jordan's upper body, the crowd would boo and the Clippers center would step to the free-throw line.
It...

Stephen Curry honored a fallen fan the best way he knew how. Zach LaVine made a name for himself in a dunk contest that lacked star punch. Curry bested Golden State Warriors teammate Klay Thompson and six others to win his first 3-point contest, and...

NEW YORK — Pau Gasol sat in a chair behind a table surrounded by people holding microphones, cameras and recorders. Questions were shouted to him in English and Spanish, demanding instantaneous eloquence.
In some regards, Friday could have been like many...

NEW YORK The Warriors' Stephen Curry took his rightful place as one of the game's best shooters ever, capturing his first 3-Point Contest title Saturday. Curry took down teammate Klay Thompson and Cleveland's Kyrie Irving in the championship...

Try as he might, Stephen Curry could never win the three-point shooting contest during NBA All-Star weekend. Three previous attempts, three previous failures.
The All-Star point guard from Golden State finally won Saturday, among what many called the...

The phrase "greatest ever" gets tossed around without much heed in the sports world.
However, it might actually apply to this year's three-point-shooting contest during the NBA's All-Star weekend.
"I think it's the greatest field that...